ABSTRACT
The global growth in bike share began around 2005–2007. It was during this period that two French cities launched relatively large schemes that used street advertising contracts as a method of paying for bike share. Dockless, in particular, has fuelled the growth of bike share in many parts of the world. Bike share systems can range from as little as 15 bikes, right through to giant Chinese systems with more than 1.9 million bikes. Bike share programs are busier in the warmer months, which generally confirm the relationship between weather and propensity to cycle found in research on private bike riding. Systems that are too small for the city fail to provide the network coverage necessary to make bike share a viable mode of transport. Cities with a low density will need to calibrate their expectations regarding bike share use.
